| RefNo | HS/19/206 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Copy notes, on establishing an observatory in Canada, by Francis Beaufort |
| Date | 17 June 1835 |
| Description | Handwritten copy note signed FB. Considered the lack of observatories on the East Coast of Canada, United States and South America and its necessity for establishing a standard meridian. Notes that establishing a small observatory in upper Canada would be a good start and that the St Helena instrument could be used there, as well as employing a competent and active astronomer. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 1 p. |
| PhysicalDescription | Ink on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| AccessStatus | Open |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA8238 | Herschel; Sir; John Frederick William (1792 - 1871); mathematician and astronomer | 1792 - 1871 |
| NA5914 | Beaufort; Sir; Francis (1774 - 1857); hydrographer | 1774 - 1857 |